Santu Mofokeng (born 1956) is considered one of the most important South African photographers of his generation. Devastation and beauty merge in Let’s Talk, a series of photographs displaying exceptional aesthetic quality in which landscapes are portrayed in relation to issues of ecology, ownership and power. Let´s Talk will be inaugurated by Santu Mofokeng on 23 September at 6:30 p.m. in the Gallery of the Prince Claus Fund, Herengracht 603, Amsterdam.
What: Exhibition ‘Let’s Talk’ by South African photographer Santu Mofokeng
When: 23 September 2010, 18.30h / 6:30 p.m.
Where: Prince Claus Gallery, Herengracht 603, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Let’s Talk
Devastation and beauty merge in Let’s Talk, a series of photographs displaying exceptional aesthetic quality in which landscapes are portrayed in relation to issues of ecology, ownership and power. His work uses a new aesthetic vocabulary verging on caricature, yet the viewer is seized more by enchantment than cynicism, and Mofokeng’s reality is revealed in mythical images. In an article about the series Let’s Talk Mofokeng states ‘For the majority to buy into the fight against climate change, basic education on how to care for the immediate environment and the reasons why is needed.’ In the series he addresses the complexity of climate change and they way people deal with it ‘There is general consensus that climate change is a threat to the survival of human and other species on this planet if the world continues to do business as usual. Ergo, the patient in this scenario is commerce and profits. It is easy enough to see how the powerful bosses and the privileged scoff at the idea of sustainable energy production because it requires investment and this tends to threaten profits and escalate prices.’ Based on a spiritual perspective, Mofokeng is seeking personal reflection and political observation: a theme of sharing collective memory and public property.
Santu Mofokeng
Santu Mofokeng (1956) was born and raised in Soweto in Johannesburg and knows the consequences of apartheid about which he writes, ‘Apartheid was a roof. And under that roof, life was difficult; many aspects of life were concealed and/or dictated. People tried to live their lives in dignity, but their joy was spoiled by guilt and rebellion.’ Mofokeng’s current work is heavily influenced by the apartheid era. For his socially critical work and his important contribution to photography in Africa, Santu Mofokeng received a Prince Claus Award of €25,000 in 2009. read more
The exhibition is open to the public on workdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will run until 26 November 2010.
Shahidul Alam, photographer from Bangladesh, has been invited to participate in this symposium because of the fuss that arose after his exhibition ‘Crossfire’ in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This symposium, about the representation of violence in different historical and geographical context, takes place on Saturday the 18th of September, 2010. The symposium will be attended by other international artists, photographers and journalists like John Roberts, Susan Meiselas and Alberto Toscano. These artists will attempt to unveil notions of spectatorship and consumption of violent images in contemporary culture. Key questions will encompass the notion of the political, apolitical or depoliticised spectator of representations of violence; the consequences of these kinds of practices and the difference between photo reportage and art photography. Subsequently, Tate Modern will publish the papers in the Oxford Arts Journal, the academic partners of Tate in this venture.
Read more about the closing of Crossfire by the Bangladeshi police at the website of Drik
Read more about the symposium at the website of the Tate Modern
Starting on 4 September 2010 Huis Marseille will be holding a retrospective exhibition of work by the Indian photographer Dayanita Singh (New Delhi, 1961). In 2008 she received a Prince Claus Award for her discerning view of life in India and for bringing new aesthetics to Indian photography. Singh is internationally recognized for the highly expressive and poetic quality of her photographs, whose incidence of light and visual construction are so meticulously composed that they result in a comment on society and her own past.
When: 4 September 2010 – 21 November 2010
Opening: 4 September, 17.00 hours tot 19.00 hours
What: Exhibition of Dayanita Singh in Huis Marseille, Amsterdam
Where: Huis Marseille,
Keizersgracht 401, Amsterdam,The Netherlands
Website: www.huismarseille.nl
Background information Dayanita Singh
Dayanita Singh has gained international esteem for the highly expressive and poetic quality of her photographs. The exhibition includes her earlier documentary work in black and white as well as her latest, more abstract series in color. Singh started out as a photojournalist but, at the beginning of the nineties, aimed her camera increasingly at her own surroundings. This gave rise to the formal and monumental portrait series of her family and friends from well-to-do circles in Calcutta and Bombay. Many of her photographs are moreover about absence, about people who have gone or will go away. Their absence becomes palpable in unoccupied rooms, empty spaces and remarkable still lifes of everyday objects. Also in her most recent series Dream Villa (2010) people are emphatically absent, while nonetheless omnipresent in the details, even in the color and light. In Dream Villa the nocturnal city transforms into a desolate, surreal world that provides endless potential for all sorts of interpretations and meanings. read more
On 28 August 2010 as part of the International Art Programme of the Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts Cambodian dancers combine contemporary dance with classical Khmer dance in Khmeropédies. The title Khmeropédies is a reference to Erik Satie's Trois Gymnopédies, finger exercises for the pianist. The basic idea for the choreography is manipulating and changing the Khmer classical dance language in order to create a new style, which remains recognizable as Khmer.
When: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Start: 20.00 h
Where: Podium Mozaiek, Bos
en Lommerweg 191, Amsterdam
Tickets: 8 Euros
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Background information
Khmeropédies I & II: a search for the future of contemporary dance in Cambodia
Khmeropédies II is a dialogue between a traditional and experienced dance teacher and her three young students who are curious and want to experiment with other techniques. The dialogue between old and new ways of expression is an investigation into how they can meet.
Khmeropédies I & II is a production of Amrita Performing Arts in Cambodia. Amrita Performing Arts is a cultural organization dedicated to the preservation of Cambodian cultural heritage and contemporary creativity at the same time seeks to promote. The Prince Claus Fund has supported Amrita Performing Arts for dance and theatre productions in the past which was the reason to invite them to perform in the Netherlands. Khmeropédies I & II is both an educational and artistic project, the choreography is based on the results of workshops held in Cambodia by eight young dancers. Emmanuèle Phuon Khmeropédies wants to encourage and motivate the new generation of Cambodian dancers to develop their own language to create dances because she considers dance as a way to express yourself freely.
Choreographer Emmanuèle Phuon was in her early years trained in classical Cambodian dance and continued her dance training in Bangkok, Montreal and New York. She has performed and worked with Elisa Monte Dance Company, Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project, Martha Clarke, Joachim Schloemer, Meg Stuart and Yvonne Rainer. The dancers of Khmeropédies I & II have been trained in classical Khmer dance and represent the new generation of Cambodian creativity.
International art programme in Amsterdam
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The Prince Claus Fund and Flemish Arts Centre 'de Brakke Grond' would like to invite you for the opening of Mémoire, a remarkable photo exhibition by the young Congolese photographer Sammy Baloji, presented for the first time in The Netherlands.
Opening exhibition: Friday 27 August 5 p.m.
De Brakke Grond, Nes 45, 1012 KD Amsterdam
www.debrakkegrond.nl
Background information
It is impossible for a country to reach its full potential as long as it doesn't dare to look the traumas of the past squarely in the face; this seems to be the message of Congolese photographer and video-maker Sammy Baloji (1978).
This socially critical artist mercilessly lays bare the destructive influence exploitative cultures have had on the nature and society of the Congo. He places black & white archive images of exploited Congolese workers in today’s ravaged landscapes, where colonial rulers once shamelessly chased their desire for profit. In 2009, Sammy Baloji was awarded a Prince Claus Award for his powerful work.
Sammy Baloji was born in Lubumbashi, in Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1978. He still lives and works in his hometown, where he obtained doctoral degrees in the Arts and Social sciences from the university there. Sammy Baloji started out drawing cartoons, later moving into photography and video. He has dedicated many works in these media to Katanga’s culture, as well as the colonial legacy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ethnography, architecture and urbanism are themes that constantly recur in his work – the filters through which he analyses African history and identity.
Opening hours De Brakke Grond:
28 Aug - 8 Sept
Saturday: 1 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. – 8.30 p.m.
9 Sept- 12 Sept
Thursday & Friday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 1 p.m. – 10 p.m.
This exhibition is part of Allez Congo!: a festival in de Brakke Grond and De Balie focusing on the cooperation between Belgium and the Congo, between artists and others, fifty years after the advent of Congolese independence. Click here for more information.
During a spectacular Fashion Battle, Sapeurs compete against each other to see who has the best wardrobe and presentation.
International Sapeurs with roots in Congo, Suriname and other countries present and elaborate on their unique wardrobes. There are three different catwalk shows, directed by Felix de Rooy. A professional jury decides who of the competing Sapeurs will bring a beautiful fashion prize back home.
There will be a mix of music from the countries of origin of the Sapeurs, Parisian dance hits and European dance hits.
What: MAF Fashion Battle Sapeurs Edition
Where: Theatre MC, Polonceaukade 6, Amsterdam (Westerpark)
When: Thursday, July 15, 2010
Doors open: 20.30 h
Start catwalk shows: 21.00 - 22.30 h
Admission: Free
Dress Code: Seriously Sapeur Chic
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The Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts are organizing a discussion on Congolese Dandy’s who are known as ‘Sapeurs’. The debate will also address the presence of the phenomenon in the Netherlands. There will be a focus on the differences and similarities between the Dutch "Sapeurs" of Surinamese, Antillean and Moroccan descent and African Sapeurs living in Congo, Paris and Brussels. During the debate interesting images of the Sapeurs are shown.
When: Monday, June 21, 19.00 - 21.00 hours
Where: Theater van 't Woord, Amsterdam Public Library
Oosterdokskade 143, 1011 DL Amsterdam
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The debate is led by Peter Geschiere, professor of anthropology of Africa at the University of Amsterdam. Prof. Geschiere is also chairman of the Prince Claus Awards Committee and member of the Board of the Prince Claus Fund. Also taking part in the debate are Justin-Daniel Gandoulou, author of a Bacongo Dandies: Le culte de l'elegance dans la société Congolaise contemporaine (1989). Prof. Gandoulou introduced the Sapeur culture in Europe through the exhibition in the Centre Pompidou in 1984 and his fascinating publications that unfortunately have not yet been translated to English, Francio Guadeloupe, lecturer in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies (CAOS) of the Radboud University Nijmegen and researcher at the Amsterdam School for Social Scientific Research (ASSR), University of Amsterdam, who also focuses on the role of hip-hop and de Black Atlantic Migrants Among Youth in the Netherlands.
Background
Sapeurs elevate fashion to the status of religion. With eccentric and expensive haute couture garments they determine their identity. It is essential to look good but it is equally important to follow the rules of elegance and good manners. That is why a Sapeur will usually combine no more than three colors in one outfit. In terms of age, occupation, personality, taste and looks Sapeurs are different but all are member of the 'Société des Ambianceurs et Personnes Elégants' (SAPE). Le Sape was built in the eighties and is still widely admired and imitated phenomenon. Most Sapeurs are originally from Congo and use this lifestyle to better their lives.
In the context of international art program of the Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts more events related to the phenomenon of Sapeurs are oranized.
An exhibition of photos of Sapeurs can be visited until August 20 at the Prince Claus Fund Gallery, Herengracht 603, Amsterdam.
International art program in Amsterdam
The Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts in 2010 present an international art programme in Amsterdam. Special people from around the world come to Amsterdam and highlight topical issues through fashion, art, photography, film, music and dance. (www.internationalekunstinamsterdam.nl )
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Come and listen to the rhythm of rebirth and hope of the drumming women from Rwanda. The women drum to deal with the past in a positive way. The stimulating percussion, singing and dancing is pure and gets right in the heart. Seeing this group perform is an unforgettable experience.
What: Performance Ingoma Nshya in Tolhuistuin
When: Sunday 13 June
Location: Tolhuistuin
Buiksloterweg 5a
1031 CC in Amsterdam
T: 031(0)20-4862 635
E: info@tolhuistuin.nl
Register for the performance in the Tolhuistuin
Background information
A group of Rwandan women wanted to use more positive methods to reconcile with the violent past of their country and personal tragedies and led by Odile Gakire Katese of the University Centre for Arts and Drama (UCAD) they started a drum group in 2004. They called the group Ingoma Nshya after the Ingoma, the royal tambourine, and formed the first female drum group of Rwanda. In doing this they broke the rule that drumming was only for men, it was revolutionary in the history of Rwandan women and at the same time it renewed cultural tradition. Daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers, as well perpetrators as victims, joined the group. The music was of such quality that the group became more and more successful and grew as big as a 127 women, unique in the musical history of Rwanda. The women have conquered a privileged position in which they can express themselves freely. Now they tour the world, give workshops and organize the first and only international drum festival in Rwanda.
The drums give them power which you can hear when listening to a performance. Witnessing this group perform is an unforgettable experience. The stimulating percussion, singing and dancing is pure and gets right in the heart. They drum the rhythms of survival, of rebirth, of hope, of inevitable resilience.
The women don’t stop at drumming but they dream on. During one of their tours they have tasted ice cream for the first time, something that is not available in Rwanda. They met a family who produces ice and who offered to teach them the craft and trade. They are planning to open the first ice cream shop in Butare, Rwanda, under the flag of Blue Marble Dreams in 2010. The income from the shop will enable the women to become self-sustaining.
At the performance there will be ice cream available so visitors can taste how sweet the Rwandan dream tastes.
The University Centre for Arts and Drama (UCAD) is a network partner of the Prince Claus Fund.
The Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts in 2010 present an international art programme in Amsterdam.
Interesting individuals from around the world will come to Amsterdam and address unexpected current issues through fashion, visual arts, photography, film, music and dance.
Check the latest news about the international Art programme on Facebook www.internationalekunstinamsterdam.nl
The screening of The Importance of being Elegant is one of the activities of the International Art Programme in amsterdam that is inpired by the phenomenon of the Sapeurs. The Sapeurs mostly come from the Democratic Republic Congo and they elevate fashion to the status of religion. The documentary follows spiritual father, Papa Wemba, the world-famous musician known as 'Le Roi De La Sape' (The King of la Sape). In collaboration with the African Hip Hop Foundation Alphonse Muambi will give an introduction to the film and afterwards there is a musical programme featuring African hiphop.
Thursday 13 May, 20 pm
Trouw De Verdieping
Wibautstraat 127, Amsterdam
Entrance: 2,50 euro
Programme update:
Column by Alphonse Muambi www.alphonsemuambi.nl
Performance by Congolese/ Belgian rapper Baloji www.baloji.com
Music by DJ 360 (Bamba Nazar)
www.bambanazar.com
Background information
The Importance of being Elegant tells the story of one of the most unusual clubs in the world: La SAPE. Its followers, the Sapeurs, mostly come from the Democratic Republic of Congo and have elevated fashion to the status of a religion. Despite extreme economic hardships the Sapeurs will only settle for the likes of Roberto Cavalli, Versace and Burberry.
Set to the soundtrack of Congo's extraordinary music, the film follows spiritual father, Papa Wemba, the world-famous musician known as 'Le Roi De La Sape' (The King of la Sape). The documentary is a splendid evocation of Papa Wemba's music, but it is also an unusual insight into what it means to be an immigrant in contemporary Europe.
The documentary is screened aspart of the International Art programme of the Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts. The movie is shown within Shadow Cities, a series of evenings of film screening of De Verdieping in TrouwAmsterdam.
The programme was realised In collaboration with the African Hip Hop Foundation.
This event is part of the International Art Programme of the Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund of the Arts
The Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts in 2010 present an international art programme in Amsterdam.
Interesting individuals from around the world will come to Amsterdam and address unexpected current issues through fashion, visual arts, photography, film, music and dance.
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Date: Thursday 25 March, 5pm
Location: Prince Claus Fund Gallery
Herengracht 603, Amsterdam
The exhibition shows photos of Sapeurs that Daniele Tamagni took for the publication ‘Gentlemen of the Bacongo’. Sapeurs elevate fashion to the status of a religion. Eccentric, expensive haute couture clothes determine their identity. In addition to looking good it is essential to live by the rules of elegance and good manners. A Sapeur for instance will never combine more than three colours in one outfit. In terms of age, profession, personality, taste and looks Sapeurs differ but are all member of the Society for Advancement of People of Elegance (SAPE). The Sape originated in the eighties and still remains a much admired and copied phenomenon. Most of the Sapeurs originate from Congo and use this lifestyle to better their life. In order to afford this, a lot of the Sapeurs comb the markets for second-hand garments.
Daniele Tamagni is an Italian art historian and freelance photographer. A lot of his work is documentary, he has a great interest in African and Caribbean cultures and he publicizes regularly in the Italian Magazine ‘Africa’. He published the book ‘Gentlemen of Bacongo’ (2009, Trolley).
Sapeurs Willy Covary (on photo) and Armel Le Bachelor shall attend the opening on 25 March.
The Prince Claus Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts in 2010 present an international art programme in Amsterdam.
Interesting individuals from around the world will come to Amsterdam and address unexpected current issues through fashion, visual arts, photography, film, music and dance.
Within the international art programme more activities related to the phenomenon of the Sapeurs will be organized. The site will be updated regularly.
filmmaker Anocha Suwichakornpong from Thailand receives Film Grant at CineMart Closing Night Party
The 2010 Prince Claus Fund Film Grant goes to By the Time It Gets Dark, written by Anocha Suwichakornpong (1976, Thailand). The storyline chronicles the adventures and misadventures of a strong women who is looking for freedom in the way she lives. Despite its metaphorical sounding title, the film is based on the physical realities of everyday life. In co-operation with CineMart, the Prince Claus Fund Film Grant is awarded to support the initial creative phase of the development of a film production. The Grant is annually presented to a CineMart project by a filmmaker from Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Caribbean.
The jury is impressed by the use of unconventional ‘episodic’ storytelling to evoke a strong and highly personal perspective on contemporary Thailand. The story is only advanced by the inner desires of the main character, while exploring the physical realities of everyday life and digging deep into the landscapes, whether they be the factories and high rise buildings of the expanding mega polis of Bangkok or the natural beauty of Thailand. It is a portrait of Thailand that will never make it to the tourist-billboard dotted Bangkok. By The Time It Gets Dark will be the second feature film of a young, yet mature filmmaker, that has already impressed the jury with her first feature film Mundane History, currently in competition at IFFR.
The script evokes a strong and unique perspective on Thai culture, as marvellous sceneries combined with images and sound overtake established conventions of storytelling. To quote director Anocha Suwichakornpong, ‘It is my intention to make a film that digs deep into the landscapes, whether they be the man-made landscape or the natural landscape [....] it is the heroine’s inner conflicts and her emotions which remain the core of the story, and thus the main subjects of study in this film.’
Anocha Suwichakornpong (1976, Thailand) graduated in 2006 from an MFA Film Programme at Columbia University (New York). There she was the recipient of a Hollywood Foreign Press Association Fellowship. Suwichakornpong’s Graceland (2006) became the first Thai short film to screen at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, and also screened at the IFFR 2007. Suwichakornpong directed Lunch, as part of the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner trilogy, a feature co-directed by Asian female directors from China, Thailand, and Singapore scheduled for release in 2010. Suwichakornpong’s first feature Mundane History (2009) was supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, and is screened in the VPRO Tiger Awards Competition at IFFR 2010.
The Jury of the 2010 Prince Claus Fund Film Grant consists of: Bregtje van der Haak, chair (Netherlands), political scientist, journalist, documentary maker and member of the Prince Claus Fund Board; Maartje Nevejan (Netherlands), documentary maker; KarimTraïdia (Algeria/Netherlands), film maker; Violeta Bava (Argentina), Co-Director of BuenosAires Lab, BuenosAires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente and Peter Rorvik (SouthAfrica) director of Durban International Film Festival.
The Prince Claus Fund Film Grant supports the first creative phase of the development of a film production. CineMart is the co-production market of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. An international jury of professionals covering different fields of the film industry will select a CineMart project by a filmmaker from Africa,Asia, Latin America or the Caribbean.This project will be chosen for its innovative qualities and excellent concept. The objective of the Prince Claus Fund Film Grant is to highlight a filmmaker of great quality who inspires other filmmakers with engaged stories. Since 2001, the Prince Claus Fund Film Grant has contributed to the realisation of four film productions: The Photograph (2007), by Nan T. Achnas, Indonesia; Hamaca Paraguaya (2006) by Paz Encina, Paraguay; La Nuit de laVerité (2004) by Fanta Régina Nacro, France/Burkina Faso and The Forsaken Land (2005) by Vimukhti Jayasundara, Sri Lanka which won a Caméra d’Or on the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
Contact:
Sebas van der Sangen s.vandersangen@princeclausfund.nl Tel.: +31(0)20 3449160 / Mob.: +31(0)619638346
Please note that the venue has changed
Okwui Enwezor, renowned Nigeria born curator and art critic will elaborate on the development of contemporary African art since 1980. Okwui Enwezor is a member of the Editorial Board of the Prince Claus Fund Library and advisor to the Prince Claus Fund Knowledge Centre.
Okwui Enwezor will present his latest publication Contemporary African Art Since 1980 (Damani, 2009).
Enwezor will reflect on the ways artists have responded to social and political changes in Africa, and how they have incorporated new aesthetic principles and artistic concepts, images and imageries to deal with such changes.
Okwui Enwezor will sign his book Contemporary African Art Since 1980, which is available for 50 euro after the presentation in Felix Meritis and at Athenaeum Bookstore.
Date: Thursday 21 January
Start: 7.30 pm
Location: Felix Meritis, Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
Language: English
Please register by sending an email to m.gratama@princeclausfund.nl
Contemporary African Art Since 1980
Contemporary African Art Since 1980 is the first major survey of the work of contemporary African artists from diverse situations, locations, and generations who work either in or outside of Africa, but whose practices engage and occupy the social and cultural complexities of the continent since the past 30 years. Its frame of analysis is absorbed with historical transitions: from the end of the postcolonial utopias of the sixties during the 1980s to the geopolitical, economic, technological, and cultural shifts incited by globalization. This book is both narrower in focus in the periods it reflects on, and specific in the ground it covers. It begins by addressing the tumultuous landscape of contemporary Africa, examining landmarks and narratives, exploring divergent systems of representation, and interrogating the ways artists have responded to change and have incorporated new aesthetic principles and artistic concepts, images and imaginaries to deal with such changes. Organized in chronological order, the book covers all major artistic mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, installation, drawing, collage. It also covers aesthetic forms and genres, from conceptual to formalist, abstract to figurative practices. Moving between discursive and theoretical registers, the principal questions the book analyzes are: what and when is contemporary African art? Who might be included in the framing of such a conceptual identity? It also addresses the question of globalization and contemporary African art.
Okwui Enwezor, a leading curator and scholar of contemporary art, is the former Dean of Academic Affairs at the San Francisco Art Institute, and founding publisher and editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art.
Chika Okeke-Agulu is Assistant Professor of Art and Archeology and African American Studies at Princeton University, and editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art.
The publication Contemporary African Art Since 1980 is available for 50 euro at Athenaeum Bookstore.
Photo from 'Let's Talk' by Santu Mofokeng
Photo from 'Let's Talk' by Santu Mofokeng
Photo from 'Let's Talk' by Santu Mofokeng
Shahidul Alam at the police station after the closing down of Crossfire
Police officer preventing people from entering the exhibition
Photo by Dayanita Singh
Photo by Dayanita Singh
Khmeropedies II with dancers Chumvan Sodhachivy, Sam Sathya, Phon Sopheap and Chey Chankethya
Photo by Anders Jiras
Chumvan Sodhachivy
in Khmeropedies I
Photo: Julieta Cervantes
Khmeropedies II with dancers Chumvan Sodhachivy,
Phon Sopheapn and Chey Chankethya
Photo: Anders Jiras
The Intitute for Asian Studies (IIAS) supports this activity .
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Article on Khmeropédies on
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Amrita Perfroming Arts
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Short Film Khmeropédies
Sans titre 5 from the series Memoire 2006
60cm x 160,27cm by Sammy Baloji
Sans titre 20 from the series Memoire 2006
60cm x 240,07cm by Sammy Baloji
Sans titre 13 from the series Memoire 2006
60cm x 159,47cm by Sammy Baloji
Sammy Baloji was shortlisted for the Prix Pictet 2009
http://www.prixpictet.com
and his work is exhibited in the Passage du Retz in Paris
website of Sammy Baloji
www.photosapiens.com
Biography online
Sapeur Armel le Bachelor in the Prince Claus Fund Gallery
Peter Geschiere
Francio Guadeloupe
Ingoma Nshya
Performance Ingoma Nshya at Festival Mundial www.youtube.com/user/mundialproductions
Tolhuistuin
www.tolhuistuin.nl/agenda
Blue Marble Dream about the plans for the ice cream shop
www.bluemarbledreams.org
About network partner UCAD
www.princeclausfund.org
Interview with Odile Gakire Katese, Director of the University Centre of Arts and Drama in Rwanda and founder of Ingoma Nshya
Film still from the Importance of being Elegant
Papa Wemba on stage
Papa Wemba on stage
Read an interview with the makers of the documentary on the website of the BBC
See
the documentary The Importance of Being Elegant online
More information on location and Shadow Cities
Website of the African Hip Hop Foundation
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Willy Covary
Le vieux Parisien
Sapeurs Willy Covary (on upper photo) and Armel Le Bachelor shall attend the opening on 25 March.
The grant is presented to Anocha Suwichakornpong
Anocha Suwichakornpong
Download the entire Jury report
Read an interview with Anocha Suwichakornpong on the site of the IFFR:
Okwui Enwezor will sign his book Contemporary African Art Since 1980, which is available for 50 euro after the presentation in Felix Meritis and at Athenaeum Bookstore.
